Now more and more high schools in America are including ethnic studies in their curriculums. California legislators passed a bill last year that will bring ethnic studies to all its public high schools. Some school districts, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, already offer ethnic studies ...
“While we remain concerned regarding some of the finer details of the curriculum, the consensus in the Jewish community is that the curriculum addresses the most critical concerns raised by our community.” The Center thanks Governor Gavin Newsom for his leadership and work on ensuring that the ...
Though adoption by schools is voluntary, the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum has generated intense controversy in the state.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Students at California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, will need to take an ethic studies course to graduate under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The change comes amid the national reckoning over racism and pol...
Ethnic studiesCounternarrativeCurriculumPedagogyThe Urban Review - Ethnic Studies courses are expanding in U.S. schools. While research has demonstrated the benefits of Ethnic Studies for racially minoritized students, less research has...doi:10.1007/s11256-022-00640-7Kolluri, Suneal...
California Ethnic Studies is aligned to the values and expected outcomes outlined in the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. In one semester of five units, the course explores the history, culture, and experiences of different ethnic and racial groups. The course looks at the lives of Indi...
The California-based pro-Israel AMCHA Initiative praised the veto in astatement, saying Newsom was “keeping politics and anti-Semitism out of an educational curriculum.” It said the draft curriculum promoted “Critical Ethnic Studies,” which is “inherently anti-Semitic,”...
SEE ALSO: California extends cocktails-to-go and outdoor dining rules The model curriculum focuses on four historically marginalized groups that are central to college-level ethnic studies: African Americans, Chicanos and other Latinos, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Native Americans. It al...
TheEthnic Studies Model Curriculumwas adopted by the State Board of Education in March 2021. It will focus on the traditional ethnic studies first established in California higher education, which has focused on several ethnicities in the United States: Black, Chicano and Latino, Native American, ...
California Department of Education officials say this would be the first statewide ethnic studies model curriculum in the nation. Some other states have taken different approaches to teaching ethnic studies. Oregon is developing ethnic studies standards for its social studies curriculum, while Connectic...